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" I have no control over a film. I don't know what will be left on the cutting floor. "
Judi Dench
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" In the theatre you can change things ever so slightly; it's an organic thing. Whereas in film you only have that chance on the day, and you have no control over it at all. "
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" Frankly, I never had any intense desire to go to India. I know that sounds a bit strange, but it just never was someplace I had a burning desire to visit. "
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" My husband was actually very keen that I would become a Bond girl. "
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" It's incredibly moving to hear some of our greatest actors performing Shakespeare. "
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" Work certainly does help fill a void. "
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Work
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" Seriously, though, I think I never ceased to be grateful of the fact that I am able to do a job that I really love - I never got over that. "
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" I wanted to be a set designer when I was young. "
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" I would hate people to think bossy is all I can do. "
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" Michael died five years ago this January, and the first thing that really struck me about the script was the part about her peeling off from the funeral and just getting into a rowboat and having a real kind of cry where nobody was. "
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" I think you've got to have your feet planted firmly on the ground, especially in this business, and you must not believe things that are said or written about you, because everything gets out of proportion one way or the other. "
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